Cap-shaped object rack

ABSTRACT

A cap-shaped object rack formed by bending a metal wire rod into shape is disclosed to include two smoothly curved upright side rods, a base open frame connected to bottom ends of the upright side rods, a top open space through which cap-shaped objects are inserted one after another into the space between the two upright side rods, a bottom open space through which every storage cap-shaped object is taken out of the space between the two upright side rods, two back support rods arranged in a parallel manner between the two upright side rods for supporting every storage cap-shaped object between the two upright side rods, and a front stop rod is connected between the bottom ends of the back support rods and curving forwards and suspending above the base open frame at the front side relative to the upright side rods.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a rack for holding cap-shaped objectsand more particularly, to a cap-shaped object rack that keeps storagecap-shaped objects in a stack and facilitates pickup of the storagecap-shaped objects.

2. Description of the Related Art

Boxes and plastic bags are commonly used for holding cap-shaped objects(such as cap-shaped milk ball, cap-shaped coffee powder ball, etc.).However, storing cap-shaped objects in a box or plastic bag cannot keepthem in a good order. Further, when using one cap-shaped object, theuser must open the box or plastic bag. It is inconvenient to servecap-shaped objects in this manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is one object of the present invention to provide a cap-shapedobject rack, which keeps storage cap-shaped objects in a stack. It isanother object of the present invention to provide a cap-shaped objectrack, which facilitates pickup of the storage cap-shaped objects.

To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, acap-shaped object rack is made by means of bending a metal wire rod intoshape. The cap-shaped object rack comprises two smoothly curved uprightside rods, a base open frame connected to bottom ends of the uprightside rods, a top open space through which cap-shaped objects areinserted one after another into the space between the two upright siderods, a bottom open space through which every storage cap-shaped objectis taken out of the space between the two upright side rods, two backsupport rods arranged in a parallel manner between the two upright siderods for supporting every storage cap-shaped object between the twoupright side rods, and a front stop rod is connected between the bottomends of the back support rods and curving forwards and suspending abovethe base open frame at the front side relative to the upright side rods.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a cap-shaped object rack in accordancewith the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of the present invention, showing a statusof use of the cap-shaped object rack.

FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the present invention, showingcap-shaped objects kept in a stack in the cap-shaped object rack.

FIG. 4 illustrates four cap-shaped object racks of the present inventionarranged together for application.

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of an alternate form of the cap-shapedobject rack in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of another alternate form of thecap-shaped object rack in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates still another alternate form of cap-shaped objectrack in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1˜3, a cap-shaped object rack in accordance with thepresent invention is made by directly bending a metal wire rod intoshape, comprising two smoothly curved upright side rods 10, a base openframe 15 connected to the bottom ends of the upright side rods 10, a topopen space 11 through which every cap-shaped object 16 is inserted intothe space between the two upright side rods 10, a bottom open space 12through which every cap-shaped object 16 is taken out of the spacebetween the two upright side rods 10, two back support rods 13 arrangedin a parallel manner between the two upright side rods 10 for supportingevery inserted cap-shaped object 16 between the two upright side rods 10for enabling inserted multiple cap-shaped objects 16 to be kept in astack, a front stop rod 14 connected between the bottom ends of the backsupport rods 13 and curving forwards and suspending above the base openframe 15 in front of the upright side rods 10 for stopping loadedcap-shaped object(s) 16 in the bottom open space 12 between the uprightside rods 10. Further, the bottom ends of the upright side rods 10 arebent into a substantially L-shaped profile and abutted against eachother, supporting the lowest one of the loaded cap-shaped objects 16 atthe curved front stop rod 14 for taking conveniently.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 again, cap-shaped objects 16 are inserted oneafter another through the top open space 11 into the space between thetwo upright side rods 10. Thus, the inserted cap-shaped objects 16 arekept in a stack by the upright side rods 10 and the back support rods13. When using the cap-shaped objects 16, the user can take thecap-shaped objects 16 out of the cap-shaped object rack one afteranother through the bottom open space 12 and along the curved front stoprod 14. Further, the design of the substantially L-shaped profile of thebottom ends of the upright side rods 10 facilitating pickup of thestorage cap-shaped objects 16 from the cap-shaped object rack by theuser.

FIG. 4 illustrates an alternate form of the present invention. Accordingto this alternate form, four cap-shaped object racks are arranged atfour sides and abutted against one another.

FIG. 5 illustrates another alternate form of the present invention. Thisembodiment is substantially similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1˜3with the exception that the top ends of the upright side rods 10 arebent into a substantially L-shaped profile and abutted against eachother.

FIG. 6 illustrates still another alternate form of the presentinvention. According to this alternate form, the top ends of the uprightside rods 10 are bent into a substantially L-shaped profile and abuttedagainst each other and, the bottom ends of the upright side rods 10 arealso bent into a substantially L-shaped profile and abutted against eachother.

FIG. 7 illustrates still another alternate form of cap-shaped objectrack in accordance with the present invention. According to thisembodiment, the curved front stop rod 14 that is disposed at the bottomside of the back support rods 13 is relatively shorter when compared tothe aforesaid other embodiments of the present invention.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

1. A cap-shaped object rack, comprising two smoothly curved upright side rods, a base open frame connected to bottom ends of said upright side rods, a top open space through which cap-shaped objects are inserted one after another into the space between said two upright side rods, a bottom open space through which every storage cap-shaped object is taken out of the space between said two upright side rods, and two back support rods arranged in a parallel manner between said two upright side rods for supporting every storage cap-shaped object between said two upright side rods, wherein a front stop rod is connected between the bottom ends of said back support rods and curving forwards and suspending above said base open frame at a front side relative to said upright side rods.
 2. The cap-shaped object rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upright side rods each have a top end respectively bent into a substantially L-shaped profile and abutted against each other. 